Monday began with a Konstruieren exam in the afternoon which I was so glad to have over and done with. As it had snowed that morning quite a lot I then persuaded Sini and Scott to come out and have some fun....to celebrate finishing and to take Sini's mind off impending exams!
We began up the Schloßberg but, being lazy we took the lift up - i'm impressed that it was the first time i'd done that though! We were hoping for some beautiful snowy views but the clouds were too low and there wasn't too much to be seen.
We then walked down and went to a cafe - Baristas for a drink and something to eat before heading onto Stadtpark - being the recluse that I am, it was the first time I'd been to Stadtpark since September! There was a lot more snow there and we were able to make a snowman, taller than us (and named Sydney) leaving enough snow on the ground when we were finished to look as if we hadn't touched it at all! By this stage it had also begun to snow a little bit and as it was getting dark, it was also very cold but sosososo much fun (except for the bit where I walked under a snow covered tree in an attempt to cover Scott with snow....which spectacularly backfired on me!)
Yesterday we woke up to even more snow...although any pictures i've taken don't really show it as when i took them (quarter to 6 in the morning), all the roads had been snowploughed and gritted. Pavements and trees however, show a different story. The reason for this early (well actually normal as of christmas) wake up was for a trip to Wien with Scott.
As we left Graz on the train, the snow got even deeper and thicker - it's so weird thinking that there was this much snow here....yet with less in England EVERYTHING had come to a standstill! Although I guess Austria is pretty used to it to be fair!
Wien was snow-free when we arrived which was probably quite a good thing really. We began in Stephansdom (the cathedral) which was really beautiful and then headed over to the Natural History Museum - which is CLOSED on Tuesdays as we found out.... :p
We then headed over to Schönbrunn to see the Palace and park there. Much as I hate to admit it, the tour (even though it was audio) was actually quite good and fun. The park itself was quite bare due to the season and weather. Large sections were also coated in ice - nice!
Then due to the coldness, we set off back to Südbahnhof to begin the 3 hour journey back to Graz - taking snow pictures on the way home :)
In spite of the coldness it was a really good day and was finished off with nutella back in my flat :)